The book 1, after reading the Mogao Grottoes, has been heard of for a long time, but I haven't read it carefully. This time, I used this summer vacation to study hard. Following my husband's words, I traveled all over China and wandered in the long river of history.
From the yellow sand rolling desert frontier fortress to the beautiful and clear Jiangnan town, the author described every place vividly, and also made me feel the long-standing man-made culture in China, and every place exudes his unique charm. From the Taoist pagoda and snow in Yangguan, I saw the rise and fall of the Yellow River civilization and wrote the profound desolation of history. The description at the beginning of "Jiangnan Town" makes me seem to see a small bridge flowing water. The Rain Pavilion shows me the hardships of China literati. And "The Weight of Thirty Years" made me feel a little warmth and the beauty of teacher-student love.
Yu Xiansheng said in his book: "Scholars seem destined to be associated with the travel of ascetic monks." I think this may be the reason why this book is called "Cultural Journey". When reading this book, I deeply felt the profound cultural background and writing skills of the composition. In his works, the Mogao Grottoes, Dujiangyan and Library are so different. In his works, the past history is like a sad picture. "Passion for history will always increase the load of life, and the vicissitudes of history will lead to a sense of life." This is my feeling. Everyone's life is also a period of history for himself. When we walk a long way and stop to look back at the footprints we have traveled, there will always be regrets of one kind or another, and we are also looking for the true meaning of this life in this regret.
Closing this book quietly seems to have an impulse to travel all over the mountains and rivers. Read thousands of books, take Wan Li Road, and also want to find historical footprints between mountains and rivers.
China's splendid civilization is being lost in time. I wonder if those people who reminisce about that sad history in the corner while lambasting historical sinners have really closed their eyes, calmed their hearts and returned to the indifference and rationality of history. I have always admired those scholars who know history and dare to criticize it. At the same time, I think Mr. Yu, a professor at Shanghai Theatre Academy, is a hero among countless scholars, and his Cultural Journey is the most outstanding top grade among thousands of literary and historical prose works.
This book is Mr. Yu's first collection of cultural essays. Some of these articles won the first prizes of various literary awards. The main purpose of this book is to seek the secrets of cultural soul and life with the help of scenery, and to explore the historical fate of China culture and the historical composition of China literati. These articles by Mr. Yu, with their profound knowledge of literature and history, rich cultural perception and artistic expression, not only reveal the great connotation of China culture, but also provide a brand-new example for contemporary prose circles.
Mr. Yu attracts readers with his unique writing charm, which is a bitter memory, an understanding after anxiety, a relaxation after meditation and a youth after old age. Like many educated youth scholars, he once sighed deeply in this book, but the same sigh appeared in different places, and the charm was far from the same. As he said, "I can be young", his life is flexible. He always upholds the passion of his youth and enjoys the leisure of his old age to spend his rich middle-aged time. Therefore, Yu Xiansheng is a half-breed at any time. So his articles are always mixed with different feelings. For example, his sadness about the loss of China culture is full of young people's insults to dissatisfaction, middle-aged people's helplessness to the world, and old people's regret for vicissitudes.
Maybe some ideas are completely unintentional, but the inspiration for writing this book is definitely intentional. Obviously, he discovered the dusty place of China's history and culture. In today's era of vigorously promoting China's splendid civilization, it is naturally more striking and thoughtful to put forward such a specious view. China's ancient civilization once created a prosperous time in ancient times. In order to preserve its prosperity, people handed down splendid culture from generation to generation, and successively built large buildings such as Mogao Grottoes and Dujiangyan. Even ordinary arched buildings and library buildings are printed with cultural traces. But people's ideals are always good, but time is against people and changes endlessly. What people want to preserve will still be washed away by time within a certain limit. Although some of them are artificial, in the final analysis, they still come from the blank of historical roulette. Some historical dust can't be left behind, and many scholars are sad and regret it. They always live in a past that doesn't belong to them, and they will never get out alive. Therefore, "facing up to the past and the present" is an important topic I have learned from this book, and I also think it is the subject of Mr. Yu's research and warning.
After reading the Mogao Grottoes, I especially like Mr. Yu's prose, which is fresh and heroic, not cumbersome and unpretentious, because I have read Mr. Yu's "A Millennium Sigh". Therefore, I choose to read an article "Mogao Grottoes" in "Cultural Journey".
Yu said that the Mogao Grottoes is an enemy who can look down on foreign monuments, a life that has lived for thousands of years. . He said it was gorgeous and reserved, rich and far away, and that it insisted that every pilgrim should pay for the hardships of long journey. He said it was a party, an inspiration, a carnival and a release.
What the Mogao Grottoes give us is not a Buddhist story, not a bright colored strip, and not a reputation as a Buddhist holy land. As Mr. Yu said, "it seems to be much deeper, more complicated and more magical." The profound Buddhism is vividly interpreted by lonely dancers; Thousands of years of religious history and cultural history are told and passed down in the integration of body and people; Pious faith, faith in beauty, broke out at the moment of meeting. People who have experienced this kind of ceremony will never forget the cleanliness and superb of the ceremony.
This article reminds me of a sentence he said in Ruins: "Without ruins, there would be no yesterday, and without yesterday, there would be no today and tomorrow." In his view, the ruins are a portrayal of the past and the cornerstone of the present and the future. The Mogao Grottoes is one of the classic sites, which condensed too much history of China. This Mogao grottoes existed as early as 1600 years ago. It has been polished by several generations, infused with ingenuity and soaked with wisdom. Therefore, once it appeared in the world, it suddenly became amazing, not only for tourists, scholars, but also for artists. Here, Mr. Yu Qiu repeatedly regrets, thinks repeatedly, sometimes imagines, sometimes tells, in short, it is reasonable. Here, you will feel that the ruins are not abandoned, it is a huge cultural field that deserves to be cherished by future generations.
I can understand most of what he said.
I have been to the Mogao Grottoes once after graduating from high school. It took four hours to drive from Dunhuang to Mogao Grottoes. In these four hours, except for the beginning, the scenery at other times is similar. Yellow sand, loess, a yellow, occasionally a few Populus euphratica and a few camel thorns, the sun is very high in Wan Li, the sky is cloudless in Wan Li.
I once imagined the Mogao Grottoes, rough and mysterious. But when I really saw the Mogao Grottoes, I realized that my imagination was far less than one thousandth of it. She is so gorgeous and full of energy.
The commentator said that the Mogao Grottoes were not created by one person or one dynasty. They turned the money into a Buddha statue in the grottoes. Whether they are rich or poor, they all realize their beliefs in their own way, just like every dynasty. Thus, the Thousand Buddha Cave appeared.
I was deeply moved and admired by this persistent pursuit of faith.
All people who come for religious beliefs have discerning eyes; All ascetic monks are powerful.
Dunhuang has become a colorful dream, a holy precipitation and a permanent yearning in the hearts of the nation. It makes people walk into the neon of myths, fables and universal consciousness; It is a paradise of art and a palace of freedom.
As long as there is an opportunity, I will attend this ceremony, accept the baptism and edification of the gods, and clean my body and soul full of desire. Believers, men and women who walk on their respective pilgrimages, always look up to the front-glittering, and thousands of buddhas show saints.
There may be no religion, but we must have a belief that sincerity will always overcome evil, wisdom will always overcome ignorance, and God in our hearts will always guide us step by step to the The Way leading to heaven.
"We are descendants of Tian Fei!"
After seeing the Mogao Grottoes, I have heard about Mr. Wang and his works, but I have never been exposed to them. I seldom watch TV. This time I went to Hebei to live in a room with my sister. She has been watching the program of the Youth Song Contest. So, I also watched several competition programs together. There is a cultural knowledge test in this competition, and the judge is Mr. Yu. The examination questions are all common sense and professional knowledge, and the examination questions themselves are not complicated. However, the connection of relevant knowledge related to the examination questions is well explained by the teacher, which shows that he is knowledgeable and has a good study of China culture.
I happened to have his book "Cultural Journey" at hand, so I used the weekend to read it again. This is a book that needs to be calmed down and savored quietly. From the beautiful south of the Yangtze River to the lonely northwest desert, from the snowy north to the southwest border full of ethnic customs, his footprints have traveled all over the mountains and rivers of the motherland, which is also his hard search in the long and splendid Chinese culture. The color of the Mogao Grottoes, the leisurely softness of the Sui Dynasty, the jet stretching of the Tang Dynasty, and the delicate warmth of the Five Dynasties ... This is a river of color and culture that has been running towards us. The library of Tianyi Pavilion once puzzled him, and finally one day it showed its social significance. After all, the West Lake is an ethereal dream in the hearts of literati, which can only be understood, but cannot be expressed.
Chinese culture, such as the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, flows through the motherland and flows to the vast Pacific Ocean. Culture is a kind of spiritual wealth internalized in the heart. Where there are Chinese, there will be the spread of Chinese culture. China people living abroad can worship the "Dagong" with the original giant tree as a temple, and then evolve into "Datuk Dagong", hoping to protect them. This is a typical clan culture that can't be waved away for a lifetime.
9.6 million yuan and the land of China in its sea area have nurtured splendid Chinese culture, such as wonderful flowers in full bloom, inclusive and open Shanghai style culture, graceful Jiangnan culture close to the people, and Chinese culture with strong homesickness complex ... I can't express the author's profound interpretation of China culture in words, so I can only savor it.
Cultural Journey: Reflections on the Mogao Grottoes: 5. A Cultural Journey, with the author's brush strokes, has traveled all over China. At the end of the trip, I should have been intoxicated with the magnificent mountains and rivers, long history and splendid culture of the motherland, but I couldn't be intoxicated with myself, and I felt a bitter feeling inexplicably in my heart. I have always been puzzled by the word "bitterness" in "Cultural Journey". At first, I thought it was nothing more than the hard work of traveling, but now I know it's really childish and incomprehensible. In fact, it doesn't matter if you are physically bitter, but it is really bitter in your heart. The author once said with emotion: "Scholars seem destined to be attached to suffering." In my opinion, this is the greatest wealth of literati. After the bitterness, there will always be a trace of aftertaste-the understanding of history, culture and life are all melted in this bitter aftertaste.
Mr. Yu Qiu said: "If life is a drawn line, then only some points have reserved value." Yes, life is just a microcosm of a long history. History from ancient times to the present will continue. The footprint of history has become the persistent pursuit of countless people all their lives. The charm of history is that its footprints are always hidden between mountains and rivers, and it is difficult to find them. Therefore, people with profound cultural connotations will never find these priceless treasures without broad historical feelings. There is no doubt that Professor Yu is the winner of this "treasure hunt", and his harvest is this "cultural journey".
The cultural journey made me wander in the long river of history. At present, there is a magnificent live drama that has been staged on the historical stage, and great people appear one by one. They embody the conscience and noble personality of China culture, but most of them still can't escape the tragic ending. My heart is broken! But this broken heart really understands China culture. When a large number of Dunhuang cultural relics with great research value were unearthed in Mogao Grottoes, people were cheering for history. However, history has staged an extremely absurd farce, allowing foreigners to swagger boxes of precious cultural relics to their own museums. Perhaps the purpose of history is to deliberately sharpen those persistent historians, so that they can only study China's Dunhuang studies with microfilms provided by foreign museums. At the same time, we have to ask history, is the price of this kind of tempering too high? Of course, this history left me with more thoughts about life.
"Passion for history will always increase the load of life, and the vicissitudes of history will lead to a sense of life." This is the author's sigh and inspiration to readers. A person's life is also a period of history. The road of life is tortuous; Looking back at the footprints left behind me, I am very proud, and I am inevitably a little disappointed. Because no matter how brilliant your success is, there will always be regrets of one kind or another. The author trudges between mountains and rivers in order to record the historical footprint and the soul of culture; We trudge all our lives to record the true meaning of life.
Reading "Cultural Journey" leaves a bitter aftertaste; So what will we leave behind after a long life?
Thoughts on the Cultural Tour of Mogao Grottoes (VI) In the twilight, all the noise was calm. Nothing is better than reading in a quiet night. A solitary lamp and a cup of strong tea, put on the rest of the travel prose collection "Cultural Journey" and savor it carefully.
Seeking stability in silence is the realm of reading. The book was opened, and in an instant there appeared in front of me. He seemed to be drinking tea with me. Gradually, I involuntarily joined the traveling team. It seems that there is only one person in the whole trip, and that is me. The sky is vast and everything is so real. I am like the shadow of a tour guide, invisible, but everywhere, guiding me, influencing my thoughts, and making me truly realize this bitter trip.
I like drinking tea, especially strong tea-there is a faint fragrance in the green water. If you drink it in one gulp, you will complain. Tea can only be tasted slowly. The first bite may be bitter, but when you take it carefully, it seems like a long stream of water, and a sweet fragrance rises from your stomach and goes straight to your forehead. That kind of comfort can only be felt when you are around. The more you chew, the more you taste, and so does reading.
Here, my mind seems so pale and powerless. For example, the spring tide in Qiantang River, fine words have sweeping momentum. Every jumping character is a perfect combination, plain and touching.
I walked through Dunhuang and entered the Mogao Grottoes. "Looking at the Mogao Grottoes is not a specimen that has been dead for many years, but a life that has lived for more than a thousand years." Here, I am completely "melted by the torrent of history". "There is no repetition here, and true happiness never repeats. There is no stereotype here, and there is no room for real humanity. There is nothing here, only human life is transpiration. " Yes, what am I in the face of this thousand-year cultural accumulation? There happens to be a Taoist king in this holy place where pilgrims are numerous. Since then, the Chinese nation has been humiliated, but didn't Wang Daoshi make the Mogao Grottoes culture shine? There are so many cultures in China, but we just ignore this cultural treasure house. How sad it is!
"History has never given vassal status." "History has never pitied the weak." Shanghainese just have a spirit. They want to prove themselves strong. "The real strong, always occupy a place. Isn't that what the Chinese nation needs?
"No ruins, no yesterday, no yesterday, no today and tomorrow. Ruins are textbooks, let's read a geography as history; Ruins are a process, and life is to start from old ruins and move towards new ruins. Ruins are a long evolutionary chain. " "Grandma without wrinkles is terrible, and old people without white hair are sorry." In the collision between mind and soul, the call of "let history return to truth and life return to process" was issued.
Here, it has transcended the limitations of time and space, and it is a difficult trip. It's like traveling in the desert. This is a historical roaming and a cultural journey, and it is the default of the cultural connotation that has been sealed for a long time. Reading and reading, I was shocked by my soul, baptized by my spirit and sublimated by my heart.
Life is actually a journey of suffering.
Reflections on the Cultural Tour of the Mogao Grottoes 7 "Cultural monuments in China often have historical levels". Yes, the Mogao Grottoes is a typical example. After reading the whole article, I was attracted by his exquisite words. Use the change of color to tell the change of history. It not only tells the political and economic changes, but also explains the times and differences of the murals in Mogao Grottoes. From the perspective of art, this paper expounds the changes of the times and the changes of art with the changes of the times.
The war in the Northern Wei Dynasty was fierce, and "the color was thick and calm as a solid, and the brushwork was heroic as a halberd". When the color was "carefree and soft", it was the heroic Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty who unified China. For China people, the Tang Dynasty is undoubtedly a glorious history. The Tang empire, called the empire, is not pleasing at all. With the economic prosperity, political stability and the unity of all ethnic groups, a large number of foreigners began to integrate into the Tang society. At this time, the color began to erupt, and it was not wild. "Shu stretched the beautiful and smooth lines and turned them into magnificent symphonies." In the Five Dynasties, "the color flow was more refined" and "from fiery to enthusiastic, from wild to calm". When the "cheerful overall atmosphere" is gone, the color is gray, and the dancer's "dance posture has begun to become stiff". The land of Dasong has been fragmented. In the yuan dynasty, the gorgeous fiery red lost its luster and no longer had aura. ......
The charm of the Mogao Grottoes is not limited to art, but the four interweaving of history, culture, religion and art makes people feel the value of life in this desert.
Perhaps the mystery of the Mogao Grottoes is more than I can write and explain clearly. You have to solve it yourself. Looking forward to the trip to Mogao Grottoes.
Finally, I want to say, Yu, you are great. I feel not only your writing skills and artistic skills, but also the charm of the Mogao Grottoes. Thanks to Mogao Grottoes and Cultural Journey. I will carry it through to the end.